Top 30 Restaurants In The Capital Region You Should Try

Those of us that live and work in the Capital Region are very fortunate to have some terrific restaurants to choose from. Great food of all types of cuisine from classic Italian, Mediterranean, Latin, Asian, and good old All-American comfort food.

If you are ready to treat yourself to a night out, how do you know which restaurant to choose? Let's lend you a hand with a list of the 30 most popular places to eat in the Capital Region.

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Before we get to the list of the 30 most popular, I will share some of my favorite go-to spots in the Capital Region, not on the list, in no particular order:

The Nest - 512 State Street, Schenectady - Gotta get the Chicken N' Waffles
Front Street Social Club - 52 Front Street, Ballston Spa - Gotta get the Fronkenburger and beignets
Naughter's - 1809 5ft Avenue, Troy - Gotta get the Chopped Cheese

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So how did we arrive at the 30 most popular places to eat in the Albany area? The data for this article comes from Townsquare partner Placer.Ai, which uses foot traffic, real estate and other location-based data for trend analysis. Submit a request HERE to talk to a Townsquare marketing specialist to discuss how to use this data to explore business trends in the Capital Region.

I took a sneak peek at the list and I can't believe I have only eaten at 6 of them. I need to get out more. How many have you visited?

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